James Root

James Root проживает в городе Iowa City, США. Рожден в год Змеи по китайскому гороскопу, знак зодиака Скорпион. В настоящий момент James 48 лет, не женат.

At 6'6", he is the tallest member of the band. He worked as a screen printer, waiter, and busboy before joining Slipknot. James has played in previous bands such as Deadfront, Anal Blast, and Atomic Opera. James is also the lead guitarist for Stone Sour, which he and Taylor reformed during the break between the Slipknot albums Iowa and Vol. 3: (The Subliminal Verses). He released a Signature Fender Telecaster Guitar in July 2007. The guitar has an EMG 81 pickup at the bridge and an EMG 60 pickup at the neck.

When I'm first joined Slipknot, he adopted ex-guitarist Josh Brainard's mask. It was a black bondage mask that covered most of his head. He had pink hair at the time and used to pull parts of it up through a hole in the top of the mask. After a couple of shows and one photo shoot, he decided to change masks, as the bondage mask was too uncomfortable to allow him to concentrate on playing. He adopted a jester's mask, said to represent that side of his personality. His most recent mask is a variation of this mask. It is still a jester's mask, but this one has red diamond detailing around the eyes and a zipper in between the lips